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How to play A Blossom Fell on piano

By Nat King Cole

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Left hand Power fifthsThe right hand sings the tuneChords the loop the song repeats most

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Learn A Blossom Fell in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

  1. 1

    Chords: Cm – F7 – Cm – F7

    How it goes

    A Blossom Fell sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Cm is C, Eb and G; F7 is F, A, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.

    CmiiF7V7CmiiF7V7
    • CmC · Eb · G
    • F7F · A · C · Eb
    136 songs go round the same chords
  2. 2

    Left hand: Power fifths

    How it goes

    Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.

  3. 3

    Right hand: the chords, held

    How it goes

    In this song the right hand mostly plays the tune itself. Hold the chords lightly, or play the melody over the left hand.

  4. 4

    Both hands at 80 BPM

    How it goes

    Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.

  5. 5

    Ending: Bb – Ebm – Bb

    How it goes

    The last chords are I – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.

    BbEbmBb
    • BbBb · D · F
    • EbmEb · Gb · Bb

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Questions about A Blossom Fell

What chords are in A Blossom Fell?

The loop is Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 (ii – V7 – ii – V7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Bb – Ebm – Bb.

What key is A Blossom Fell in?

Bb major, at about 80 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in A Blossom Fell?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is A Blossom Fell easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.